Improving nibp accuracy with smartcuf, Taking automatic nibp readings – Welch Allyn 901061 Propaq LT Vital Signs Monitor - User Manual User Manual
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Welch Allyn Propaq LT Vital Signs Monitor
Improving NIBP accuracy with Smartcuf
Many factors can adversely affect an NIBP measurement: cardiac arrhythmias, sudden
changes in blood pressure, patient motion such as convulsions or shivering, sudden cuff
movement, vibration, vehicle motion, or a weak pulse. The Smartcuf feature increases
NIBP measurement accuracy in the presence of moderate motion artifact or diminished
pulses.
To enable Smartcuf
1.
Simultaneously monitor ECG and NIBP.
2.
Access the Setup menu. (See
3.
Highlight NIBP, highlight Smartcuf, and enable the Smartcuf filter.
If Smartcuf is enabled and motion artifact is so severe that it still affects measurement
accuracy, the measurement is marked with the symbol
on the display. During certain
types of arrhythmias and other situations where a good ECG signal cannot be obtained,
consider disabling Smartcuf, as follows:
To disable Smartcuf
1.
Access the Setup menu.
2.
Highlight NIBP, highlight Smartcuf, and disable the Smartcuf filter.
Taking automatic NIBP readings
In the Auto NIBP mode, for intervals shorter than 5 minutes, the monitor immediately
begins taking NIBP readings at the specified interval. For intervals of 5 minutes or longer,
the readings begin when the time of day is a multiple of the interval. (If the interval is 15
minutes, for example, then the readings begin at 00, 15, 30, or 45 minutes after the hour.)
To start automatic NIBP readings
1.
Select and apply the appropriate NIBP cuff and hose. (
2.
Highlight NIBP and press
.
3.
Highlight NIBP Mode and select Auto.
4.
Highlight Auto Interval (min) and select an interval.
Note
The message ???/???/(???) in an NIBP TREND display or printout indicates that
the monitor could not complete an NIBP measurement during that period.
Note
On-demand NIBP readings (manual or turbo) are delayed by 8 seconds if they are
started while the monitor is in a power-saving mode such as display time-out.
Note
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Smartcuf can function only when ECG is being monitored.
Note
After you invoke an automatic NIBP, expect a delay before the monitor starts the
first measurement. The delay can be as long as the interval selected.